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Crispy Santa Fe Chicken

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A lot of crispy baked chicken recipes use things like breadcrumbs or cracker crumbs. Here, the croûtons add a little flavor.

Ingredients

  • 4 ea. (28–32 ounces) boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • ½ cup crushed garlic-flavored croûtons
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • ½ tsp freshly-ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper
  • ¾ cup grated Monterrey Jack cheese
  • Olive oil

Instructions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 425°F.
  2. 2
    Combine butter, seasonings, and salt in a pie plate or a large wide dish.
  3. 3
    Dip chicken into egg mixture then dredge into croûton crumbs. Let rest 2–3 minutes.
  4. 4
    Coat chicken pieces on olive oil then place on a greased baking pan.
  5. 5
    Insert a probe thermometer into one of the pieces, and bake in the oven until internal temperature reaches 165°F.
  6. 6
    Sprinkle chicken pieces evenly with cheese and bake until cheese is melted. Serve warm.
Category
Entree/Main
Method
Baking

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Crispy_Santa_Fe_Chicken